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Match Day at Indiana University School of Medicine

IU medical student Chris Mosher runs under the arms of classmates as he races to get this letter that will tell him where he will do his residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center.

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Match Day at Indiana University School of Medicine

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IU medical student Chris Mosher runs under the arms of classmates as he races to get this letter that will tell him where he will do his residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

IU medical student Lorraine Myers holds the letter that will tell her where she will do her residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

IU medical students cheer for one another as a classmate races to get the letter that will tell him where they will do their residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

Friends and family take photographs as IU medical students race to get their letters that will tell them where they will do their residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

Joel Franco, 30, used Match Day to make a match of his own. Franco and his long-time girlfriend Tanya Devnani, 25, also a fourth-year medical student couples matched, meaning they knew they would wind up in the same city. As they went to open their envelopes, Franco slipped to his knees. The whole class quickly caught on and burst into cheers. ÒShe said, she wanted something smaller, to propose in private, and I thought what better way to do it?Ó Franco said. ÒI donÕt think she thought I would do this in public.Ó Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

Moments before IU medical students opened their letters telling them where they will go for their residency, senior Joel Franco got on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend Tanya Devnani on Friday, March 21, 2014. ÒShe said, she wanted something smaller, to propose in private, and I thought what better way to do it?Ó Franco said. ÒI donÕt think she thought I would do this in public.Ó After four years of dating, Devnani said "Yes", gave him a big kiss, and the couple continued sharing their special day with friends and family. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

IU medical students Matt Shew, left, and Eduardo Salinas high-five one another as parents Marcia and Ron Stew, middle, join in on the fun after Salinas opened the letter that told him where he will do his residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

IU medical student Kevin Graham is overcome with emotion as he hugs friend Molly Childers after opening the letter that told him where he will do his residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

IU medical student Stefan Routt and his wife Emily Routt watch as fellow students take the stage to tell where they will do their residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star

IU medical student Jeremy Hackworth and his wife Leah Hackworth take the stage to tell where he will do his residency on Friday, March 21, 2014. Each year graduating medical students nationwide gather for the annual National Resident Match Day program to learn where they will continue their training as medical residents. Over 300 Indiana University School of Medicine seniors and their families participated at the IUPUI Campus Center. Matt Detrich/The Star